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Though Polish voters in October ousted their right-wing populist government, recent elections in Slovakia and the Netherlands show that populism remains as malign and potent a political force as ever in Europe. But these outcomes also hold important lessons for the United States, where the specter of Donald Trump’s return to the White House haunts the runup to the 2024 presidential election.
我从来没热衷参与过党派政治，但现在已经是非正常时期了。乔治·W·布什总统正在把美国和世界的安全拖入险境，同时也损害了美国信奉的价值观。迫于布什班子的种种丑行，我不得不站出来反对他。
2000年布什竞选时曾承诺实行"温和"的外交政策。如果再次当选，布什的霸权信条－和侵略伊拉克的行径－将会得到承认，而全世界都不得不为此付出惨重代价。通过在全民投票中批判布什的政策，美国将有机会重新赢得世界的尊敬与支持。
2001年9月11日的恐怖袭击迫使我们做出强烈的反应。但这也导致了关键民主程序的缺失－没有人就此进行过全面、公正的探讨。所有批评意见都被布什贴上了不爱国的标签并加以压制。9/11以后长达18个月，他成功地压制了所有的不同意见，他就是这样把美国引入了歧途。
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